Bitcoin Wallet "Phishing" Attacks Are On The Rise While Bitcoin Is Going To Lick $17,000

James Sand December 11, 2017

The Phishing Attacks on Bitcoin Portfolios Raises as Prices Increase | Bitcoin Phishing

Bitcoin Wallet Phishing Alert: Who would not be willing to acquire the "Digital Cryptocurrency" which currently has a value of about $16,900?


It was natural, the "cybercriminal" element of the Internet turned to the Bitcoin ecosystem after the price of "cryptocurrency" increased from '$11,000' on Monday to nearly '$17,500' at the weekend.


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With a high-profit potential, criminals have increased their "phishing operations" in the hope of:

  • Detecting Accounts. 
  • Stealing funds and selling stolen coins.
  • As the price breaks new records every day.

Several "cryptocurrency exchanges" have been among the "top cybercrime targets" of the week due to a series of:

  •  Currency theft.
  •  Data Breaches.
  •  Warnings from investigators.

The most shocking incident occurred on the Bitcoin mining platform "NiceHash", which on Wednesday said its payment system was compromised and the bitcoin in its wallet was stolen.

According To NiceHash, "They are working to verify the exact amount of BTC taken"

However, the media reported that a portfolio linked to the attack has obtained about 4,736 bitcoins, which are valued at over $72 million according to Saturday's price. 

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The company did not disclose many details about the attack, except that it started after an employee's "computer had been compromised".

In addition, researchers have warned this week that the increase in bitcoin estimate has led to it becoming one of the "Top 10 target sectors for DDoS attacks". 

On Monday, Bitfinex said, "its services were interrupted by a DDoS attack". 

On Thursday, "Coinbase" warned about the explosion of interest in "digital currencies" was creating "extreme volatility and stress" in their systems and warned users to invest responsibly in the future downtime could affect their ability to operate.

The media also reported, some "Bittrex" customers going through the process of manual verification of the company, but the rejected ones have received an email from customer support which contains details of "passports" and "photographs" of other users, although Bittrex has not confirmed the reports.

Finally, the "SEC" announced, They obtained a freezing of the emergency assets to stop the initial "PlexCorps" Offer Coins after raising $15 million to thousands of investors falsely promises a gain of 13 times in less than a month.


But there are some people who prefer to choose the wrong path.


Even "Social Engineers" around the world are full of greed, a trait that is found in many human beings.

According to "CheckPhish's" phishing tracking service, the number of phishing pages meant to replace "high-profile" brands has increased.

"Five domains" were identified, which are attempting to disguise themselves as "Blockchain Wallet Service".

Similar "phishing activity" with bitcoins has been reported by others.





In addition to "Blockchain", (Domaindetect.io) reported, the popular Bitcoin platform called "LocalBitcoins" was also targeted.


A "spam campaign", reported by Fortinet, promotes a false version of the "GunBot" robot exchange tool in e-mails. 

This Tries to download files containing "Orcus RAT" malware on people's computers with the intention of stealing their Bitcoin information and emptying your wallet. 

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